Fish bait or lure.



H. s. FAUGHT. FISH BAIT 0R LURE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11', 1912.

Patented July 29, 1913.

HENRY S. FAUGHT, OF KALAIVIAZOO, MICHIGAN.

FISH BAIT on LURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Iatcnt ed July 29, 193i.

Application filed June 11, 1912. Serial No. 702,958.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, Ilsxnr S. FAUGHT, a citizen of the United States,'residing at the city of Kalamazoo, county of Kalamazoo, and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fish iails or Lures, of which the following a specification. I

This invention relates to imprm'ements in fish baits or lures.

The main objects of this invention are,- lirst, to provide an improved. Weedless iish bait or line of the buck tail or brush type. Second, to provide an improved fish bait or lure in which the tail or brush and the book can be readily changed when desired. Third, to provide an improved fish bait or lure in which the hooks are so supported as to be effectively concealed and at the same time to effectively engage when struck by a fish. Fourth, to provide in a fish bait or lure, an improved hook attaching means.

Further objec s, and objects relating to structural details, will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following specification. The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a. preferred enrbodiment of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which:

Fig. I is a. side elevation of a structure embodying the features of my invention, the hooks being shown in a normal position by dotted lines. Fig. II is a central longitudinal section through the structure shown in Fig. I, the hooks being shown in their normal position by full lines, and in their extended position by dotted lines. Fig. III is a cross section taken on line of Fig. I I. Fig. IV is a cross section taken on line 44t of Fig. II. Fig. V is a central longitudinal section corresponding to that of Fi n II of a modified construction. Fig. VI is a cross section taken on line- 66 of Fig. V.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and the sectional views are taken looking in the directionof the little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

Referring to the drawing, the body 1 which is ordinarily formed of wood, is cylindrical in cross section and tapered. The

rear end of the body is bored out at 9 to receive the socket 3. This socket is secured in the body by means of the rod t which is pro vided with an eye 5 at its fnwvard end for the attachment of the line, the rear end of the rod being threaded to'engage the socket, as clearly shown in Fig. II. The socket is by this simple means, removably attached so that other sockets with different hooks or different forms of brushes or tails may be substituted therefor should it be desired.

The fish hooks G are secured in the bottom of the socket by means of screw eyes 7. The screw eyes 7 are disposed so that the 1' *arward movement of the hooks is limited by their engagement with the edge of the socket.

The tufts 8 of the tail or brush are arranged in the edge of the socket, the socket being preferably flanged outwardly'at- 9, the flange overlapping the end of the body. The tail is formed of hair or feathers or other suitable material ordinarily used in forming buck-tail baits.

The hooks 6 are preferably magnetized to support them in their normal position concealed within the brush or tail.

In the modified construction shown in Fig. V, instead of magnetizing the hooks, I provide small magnets 10, one for each hook. The magnets 10 are arranged in the body so that the hooks rest against the same when in their normal position. In this modified construction, the separable socket .2 isomitted, and sockets 11 formed in the body by boring .holes therein. The hooks are secured in the bottom of these sockets by means of the screw eyes 12. The tail tufts are, in this structure, secured directly in the end of the body and are grouped about the socket substantially the same as in the structure shown in Figs. I to IV. The structure shown in Figs. I to IV, however, has the advantage of permitting the changing of the sockets having different books and tails so that a variety of ditl'erent hooks and tails may be provided for use on a single body. This is of advantage on account of the economy of space in the equipment and also the item of expense.

I have not attempted to illustrate or describe all the various modifications or embodiments of which my invention capable and which I contemplate as the disclosures made will enable those skilled in the art to which this invention relates to adapt the 

